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1990 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team
American college football season
The 1990 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team represented the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was coached by Tom Osborne and played their home games in Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska.
Quick Facts Nebraska Cornhuskers football, Florida Citrus Bowl, L 21–45 vs. Georgia Tech ...
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Florida Citrus Bowl, L 21–45 vs. Georgia Tech | |
Conference | Big Eight Conference |
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Coaches | No. T–17 |
AP | No. 24 |
Record | 9–3 (5–2 Big 8) |
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Offensive coordinator | Tom Osborne (21st season) |
Offensive scheme | I formation |
Defensive coordinator | Charlie McBride (10th season) |
Base defense | 5–2 |
Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
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No. 1 Colorado $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 24 Nebraska | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 17 Oklahoma | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kansas | 2 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kansas State | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Missouri | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oklahoma State | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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More information Date, Time ...
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 1 | 6:30 pm | Baylor* | No. 7 | ESPN | W 13–0 | 76,184 | ||
September 8 | 1:30 pm | Northern Illinois* | No. 10 |
| W 60–14 | 76,043 | ||
September 22 | 1:30 pm | Minnesota* | No. 8 |
| W 56–0 | 76,354 | ||
September 29 | 1:30 pm | Oregon State* | No. 8 |
| W 31–7 | 76,061 | ||
October 6 | 1:10 pm | at Kansas State | No. 8 | W 45–8 | 35,757 | |||
October 13 | 1:30 pm | Missouri | No. 7 |
| W 69–21 | 76,317 | ||
October 20 | 1:30 pm | Oklahoma State | No. 4 |
| W 31–3 | 76,251 | ||
October 27 | 1:00 pm | at Iowa State | No. 4 | W 45–13 | 54,475 | |||
November 3 | 3:00 pm | No. 9 Colorado | No. 3 |
| ESPN | L 12–27 | 76,464 | |
November 10 | 1:00 pm | at Kansas | No. 13 | W 41–9 | 36,000 | |||
November 23 | 1:30 pm | at Oklahoma | No. 10 | CBS | L 10–45 | 74,910 | ||
January 1 | 12:30 pm | vs. No. 2 Georgia Tech* | No. 19 | ABC | L 21–45 | 72,328 | [1] | |
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See also: 1990 NCAA Division I-A football rankings
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
AP | 7 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 19 | 19 | 24 |
Coaches | 17 |
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Northern Illinois
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Minnesota
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Kansas State
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#9 Colorado
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Oklahoma
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Georgia Tech
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More information Award, Name(s) ...
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All-America | Kenny Walker |
All-Big 8 | Reggie Cooper, Mike Croel, Johnny Mitchell, Bruce Pickens, Tom Punt, Will Shields, Pat Tyrance, Kenny Walker |
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The following Nebraska players who participated in the 1990 season later moved on to the next level and joined a professional or semi-pro team as draftees or free agents.[3]
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Trev Alberts | Indianapolis Colts |
Mike Anderson | Amsterdam Admirals |
Derek Brown | New Orleans Saints |
Terris Chorney | Edmonton Eskimos |
Reggie Cooper | Dallas Cowboys |
Mike Croel | Denver Broncos |
Travis Hill | Cleveland Browns |
Tyrone Hughes | New Orleans Saints |
Tyrone Legette | New Orleans Saints |
Keithen McCant | Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
Johnny Mitchell | New York Jets |
John Parrella | Buffalo Bills |
Bruce Pickens | Atlanta Falcons |
John Reece | Kansas City Chiefs |
Will Shields | Kansas City Chiefs |
Joe Sims | Atlanta Falcons |
Nate Turner | Buffalo Bills |
Kenny Walker | Denver Broncos |
David White | New England Patriots |
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- "NU can't avoid head-on wreck, leaving Tech a heck of a claim". Omaha World-Herald. January 2, 1991. Retrieved February 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "All Time NFL Huskers". Archived from the original on August 15, 2009. Retrieved May 24, 2009.